A 33-year-old woman, from Overland Park, who suffered a life-changing stroke a couple of years ago recently had a haircut -- so she could make a donation to Locks of Love, which makes hairpieces for ill children.

WARS: EPISODE SEVEN." THE FILM ALSO INCLUDES HARRISON FORD AND CARRIE FISHER. A WOMAN FROM OVERLAND PARK IS CHANGING LIVES. SHE LOST HER ABILITY TO DO A LOT OF THINGS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. BUT AS KMBC 9'S MATT FLENER EXPLAINS - SHE ISN'T LETTING THAT STOP HER FROM DOING SOMETHING VERY POSITIVE. CAN YOU SEE IT WELL ENOUGH FROM BACK THERE. EVERYTHING FEEL OK? YEAH. ALISON WILSON IS NEARLY TWO AND A HALF YEARS...INTO A NEW WAY OF LIFE. IT WAS MARCH 11, 2012. AT 31 YEARS OLD. A MASSIVE BLOOD CLOT MADE ITS WAY INTO HER BRAIN. SHE WAS 31, COMPLETELY HEALTHY. AND DOWN, AND UP. NOW AT 33. STROKE HAS TAKEN HER ABILITY TO WALK... SHE CANNOT TALK. BUT HER HUSBAND CHRIS - KNOWS ALISON IS JUST AS SMART JUST AS DETERMINED AS THE SAME GIRL HE MARRIED NEARLY 10 YEARS AGO SO THE CHALLENGE WAS, HOW DO WE TAP INTO THAT, HOW DO WE GET HER OUT OF THERE. HOW DO WE GIVE HER A VOICE AGAIN. LET ME GET THAT THUMB SWITCH IN POSITION. THAT PROCESS STARTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. WITH ALISON'S THUMB. ONE OF THE ONLY PARTS OF HER BODY SHE COULD MOVE. SHE TYPES ON A SPECIAL COMPUTER. AND TOLD CHRIS SHE WANTED TO START BLOGGING... SHE'S STILL AS SMART AS EVER AND SHE HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER. SO IT WAS NO SURPRISE TO CHRIS. WHEN ALISON WROTE A BLOG POST ABOUT HER MOM. SHE LOST *HER TO BREAST CANCER. "BEING SICK STINKS" SHE SAID. BUT WITHOUT MUCH HESITATION. SHE ALSO SAID... "I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR SICK KIDS. WHICH IS WHY I'M DONATING MY HAIR TO LOCKS OF LOVE." THAT'S WHAT WE'RE UP HERE FOR TONIGHT. CHRIS HAD RECENTLY NOTICED ALISON'S HAIR WAS GETTING LONG WHICH BROUGHT THEM BOTH TO THIS STROKE AWARENESS EVENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN OVERLAND PARK. I LOVE THAT SHE'S DOING IT, I WAS REALLY EXCITED WHEN THEY FIRST TOLD ME. ARE YOU NERVOUS? NO NOT NERVOUS AND NEARLY TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER HER LIFE CHANGED FOREVER. NATURAL SOUND OF IPHONE VIDEO SHE GOT THE INCREDIBLE CHANCE TO CHANGE SOMEONE ELSE'S. CONTINUE NATURAL SOUND OF IPHONE VIDEO MATT FLENER, KMBC 9NEWS. ALISON ALSO TOLD MATT SHE WANTS